Recognition at 2026 MPA Health & Safety Awards

The Mineral Products Association’s (MPA) annual awards ceremony took place in July 2026, celebrating innovation and best practice in Health & Safety amongst MPA members. ConSpare received recognition in two categories at this year’s MPA Health & Safety Awards – a great achievement, which follows on from a win in 2024 for our sister business, ProSpare.

MPA Health & Safety Awards

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and industrial sand industries.

This year’s MPA Health & Safety Awards took place on 7^th July in Euston Square, London.  The event highlights outstanding actions, initiatives, innovations and leadership practices – from individuals and small teams to major global players. Sharing crucial information about how to make workplaces safer, and celebrating the achievements of those involved, the awards exemplify the core values of Vision Zero ‘Safe and Well Every Day’.

This year’s awards featured 113 entries from 32 companies across seven topics, including ‘The Fatal 6’, Eurobitume, the new Outstanding Contractor Award, Individual and Young Leader awards, and the prestigious John Crabbe and Sir Frank Davies Awards.

Recognition for ConSpare

In 2024, we were delighted to be selected as a finalist at the MPA awards, and this success buoyed us to enter two further entries into the 2026 edition of the awards.

Our two entries to this year’s awards were built upon successful projects detailed in ConSpare case studies – which we then revisited in partnership with the client to ascertain the full range of Health & Safety benefits that the projects delivered.

Project 1: ConeFlex mixer discharge chute liner eliminates a source of HAVS risk and working at height

Category: Safer Maintenance And Housekeeping

Position: Highly Commended

Link to the original case study, which we revisited to build the entry upon

Project 2: Production board cleaning innovation – Reducing circulation of dust throughout factory, improving safety for workers

Category: Safer Production

Position: Certificate Of Merit

Link to the original case study, which we revisited to build the entry upon

Many thanks to the teams at Heidelberg Materials UK and Brett Landscaping and Building Products for supporting our entries. Although we didn’t win this year, we are proud of the safety improvements these projects made on their respective sites – and appreciate the recognition via the MPA.

Review the Innovations and Best Practice featured at the Awards

To review the best practice innovations showcased at the event, the MPA produce an excellent array of resources.

The digital “Sharing Good Practice Guide 2026” is well worth a read. It provides a unique summary of the best entries from the 2026 MPA Health and Safety Awards, with all the winners and finalists featured.

DOWNLOAD HERE – https://safequarry.com/resources/Sharing%20Good%20Practice%20-%20H&S%20Guide%202026%20DIGITAL.pdf

The YouTube channel provides high-quality videos detailing each winner’s and finalist’s entry, with site-based footage of the innovations in question, alongside interviews with key site staff. Also available on the channel is a full re-cap of the awards event itself.

VISIT THE CHANNEL – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYu60Xoa44GM

We congratulate all who took part in the event and well done to the winners! See you all again for the 2027 edition!